About Time
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Krátky popis
'An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read
for a long time' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in
Twelve Maps'Not merely an horologist's delight, but an ingenious
meditation on the nature and symbolism of time-keeping itself'
Richard HolmesSince the dawn of civilisation, we have kept time.
But time has always been against us. From the city sundials of
ancient Rome to the era of the smartwatch, clocks have been used
throughout history to wield power, make money, govern citizens and
keep control.Sometimes, also with clocks, we have fought back. In
About Time, time expert David Rooney tells the story of
timekeeping, and how it continues to shape our modern world. In
twelve chapters, demarcated like the hours of time, we meet the
greatest inventions in horological history, from medieval water
clocks to monumental sundials, and from coastal time signals to
satellites in earth's orbit.We discover how clocks have helped us
navigate the world, build empires and even taken us to the brink of
destruction. Over the course of this global journey Rooney
demonstrates how each of these clocks has shone a spotlight onto
human civilisation, and shows us the very real effects clocks
continue to have on everything from capitalism, to politics, to our
very identity. This is the story of time.And the story of time is
the story of us.
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Viking ,
David Rooney
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Viking,
David Rooney
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